After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 61

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Harriet busies herself around the living room as Elaine watches from the table, finishing her breakfast.

“Okay…you have the paperwork. Forms are signed. The request…check.” Harriet thumbed through a stack of papers. “Do you need a budget? Surely they might want to see it. I’ll add it in anyway.”

Elaine watched with a faint smile as her friend checked then double-checked that everything was in order

“I already made sure it was all accounted for last night. I have everything I need.”

Harriet sighed, clutching the papers. “I know…but this just means so much. If anything is wrong you might have to wait several months before you can try again.”

Elaine’s brow furrowed. She didn’t have several months to wait, she knew that. Which was why she’d already organized everything.

“I know. But it’s all there. And I’d feel better if we didn’t risk losing anything because you’re running back and forth with loose papers in your hand.”

Harriet looked down, then back up again. “Right, sorry.”

She smiled and placed the papers in a folder before setting it on the table.

“You got a name yet?”

Elaine looked back down at her plate. “I’ve been thinking on it. And I think I have something picked out.”

“Good. They’ll need it for filing.

Elaine looked down at the folder and smiled to herself. So close now. This was truly the last thing that mattered before she went. She stood up from the table, grabbing the folder.

“Might as well get there early,” she said.

Harriet gathered her own breakfast. “Call me when it’s done!”

“You’ll be the first to know,” Elaine replied as she headed out the door.

The drive to the Pack Administrative Office was short but filled with anticipation. Elaine still couldn’t believe this was actually happening. After today, it’d all be official.

She parked near the door, grabbed the folder, then headed inside. Just as she expected, it wasn’t busy quite yet. In fact, it looked like no one else was here. She headed up to the counter, tapping the bell and waiting for the receptionist to step out.

She did a moment later, bustling up to the counter.

“Welcome! What can I do for you today?”

“I have a new organization I need to register and file within the pack,” Elaine replied.

The woman nodded. “Right, of course! I trust you brought your paperwork?”

“Right here,” Elaine set it on the counter.

“Great. You can have a seat while I take this to the back,” she said with a smile.

Elaine nodded and stepped away, turning to look at the quaint sitting room. A few cushioned chairs, end tabl

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with magazines. Above was a TV. Elaine looked up at it, head tilting as she noticed it was the latest news about the presidency.

Lucas’ image appeared briefly on the broadcast. A flattering picture.

Elaine rolled her eyes, instead picking up a magazine and sitting down to wait.

And wait.

She couldn’t be sure how long she waited. Thirty minutes? An hour? Time seemed to crawl on by.

A man had entered, got his work done, then left all in the same amount of time she sat there on that cough Surely

it shouldn’t be taking this long. Should she have brought a book? Was she even supposed to be waiting here?

Elaine almost started to doze off when a voice jolted her back awake.

“Elaine?”

“Here!” she said and scrambled to stand up. “Yes, that’s me.’

She moved back to the counter. The woman behind it smiled sweetly as she placed the folder onto the polished